Mastering Verbs: A Guide to Understanding and Using Action Words

In the presentation, you can cover topics such as verb tenses, types of verbs, and how to effectively use verbs to convey meaning in writing.

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2. Introduction

Welcome to our grammar lesson!

+ Introduction to Verbs
+ Types of Verbs

+ Verb Tenses

+ Active and Passive Voice A
* Conclusion

3. Verbs

+ Verbs are words that express
actions, events, or states of being.

Example: "run," "jump," "think," "exist"

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4. Action Verbs: These verbs express physical or mental
action.

Linking Verbs: They connect the subject of a sentence
to a subject complement.

Helping Verbs (Auxiliary Verbs): These verbs assist the
main verb in expressing tense, mood, or voice.

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5. 1.Action Verbs —

* Action verbs are the workhorses of language.
+ They denote actions that can be seen, heard,
felt, or experienced,

6. Types of
Verbs

2.Linking Verbs

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+ Linking verbs serve to connect the subject of

a sentence to a subject complement.

+ They do not show action but rather express a

state of being or condition.

Examples:
He seems happy.
The cake smells delicious.

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3.Helping Verbs

+ Helping verbs work alongside main verbs to
express various nuances such as tense, mood,
or voice.

Examples:
She is singing beautifully.
They have been waiting for hours.

Types of
Verbs

8. Transitive and
Intransitive Verbs

Transitive Verbs: They require a direct object
to complete their meaning.

Intransitive Verbs: They do not require a direct
object to complete their meaning.

9. Regular and
Irregular Verbs

* Regular Verbs: They follow a
predictable pattern when conjugated.

e Irregular Verbs: They do not follow the
standard rules of conjugation.

10. 28 Verb Tenses

+ Past Tense: Indicates actions or states
that have already occurred.

« Present Tense: Indicates actions or
states that are currently happening.

+ Future Tense: Indicates actions or
states that will happen in the future.

11. Subject-Verb
Agreement

* Subject-verb agreement is crucial for maintaining
grammatical correctness in sentences:
+ The verb must agree with the subject in number and person.

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12. Verb Phrases

+ Verb phrases consist of a main verb and
one or more helping verbs.

+ They can express complex actions or states.

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